#glomerulus a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation
supertype: #capillary any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
part of: #malpighian_body__malpighian_corpuscle__renal_corpuscle__renalcorpuscle the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron
part of: #nephron__uriniferous_tubule__uriniferoustubule any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
part of: #kidney either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder
part of: #urogenital_system__urogenital_apparatus__urinary_system__urinarysystem__urinary_apparatus__urinaryapparatu__genitourinary_system__genitourinarysystem__genitourinary_apparatus__genitourinaryapparatu__systema_urogenitale__systemaurogenitale__apparatus_urogenitalis the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
part of: #urinary_tract__urinarytract the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine
part of: #urogenital_system__urogenital_apparatus__urinary_system__urinarysystem__urinary_apparatus__urinaryapparatu__genitourinary_system__genitourinarysystem__genitourinary_apparatus__genitourinaryapparatu__systema_urogenitale__systemaurogenitale__apparatus_urogenitalis the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
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